To endeavor to work upon the vulgar with fine sense is like attempting to hew blocks with a razor.

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.

The best way to prove the clearness of our mind, is by showing its faults; as when a stream discovers the dirt at the bottom, it convinces us of the transparency and purity of the water.

Chiefs who no more in bloody fights engage, But wise through time, and narrative with age, In summer-days like grasshoppers rejoice - A bloodless race, that send a feeble voice.

While pensive poets painful vigils keep, Sleepless themselves, to give their readers sleep.

See! From the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings; Short is his joy! He feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground.

Underneath the chaos there stirs a great plan. And it will be birthed only if I give it permission to do so because I have exercised the faith that it’s there.

It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards, ' says the White Queen to Alice.

Even a fool is wise after an event.

The birds brought seeds & flowers & bits of brightly colored string & placed them in her hair while she slept so she would remember the wild joy of spring when she finally awoke.

During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that you've captured everything, because afterwards it will be too late.

It takes discipline and compassion to awaken the divine in ourselves long enough to recognize the divine in another.

It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

I've had some real hair disasters.

Or is it that I think too much?

To be a saint is the exception; to be a just person is the rule. Err, stumble, commit sin, but be one of the just.